Hame and trace connector.



F. CASHELL AND TRACE CONNECTOR. i TION FILED APR. 25.1915

Patented Feb. 26, 1918.

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GEORGE E. CASI-IELL, OF BBOOKVILLE, MARYLAND.

HAME AND TRACE oonnno'ron.

Application filed. April 26, 1915.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE F. CAsHELL, citizen. of the United States, residing at Brookville, in the county of Montgomery and State of Maryland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hame and Trace Connectors and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in hame and trace connectors and the principal objectof the invention is to provide a connector wherein the hook may be easily renewed in case the same becomes worn or otherwise inoperative.

Another object of the invention is to provide a novel means for retaining the hook in place which may be easily renewed if so desired.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a means for holding the neck yoke connecting ring in place on the hames.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a means for limiting the outward movement of the hook.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel combination and arrangement of parts which will be fully set forth in the following specification and accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a fragmentary View of a hame showing a hook and retainer or keeper constructed in accordance with this invention attached thereto.

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view through the hame and the connector and retaining means.

Fig. 3 is a. rear view in elevation of the retainer and hook, and

Fig. 4 is a horizontal line 4-4: of Fig. 3.

Referring now to the drawings by characters of reference. the numeral 1 designates the hame which is provided with spaced apertures 52 through which the bolts 3 project. The inner ends of the bolts are provided with the heads 4: and the outer ends are screw threaded as at 5 to receive the nuts 6 which form the clamping means by which the keeper for the hook is held in place.

The keeper is designated generally by the numeral 7 and comprises the body 8 which tapers towardkits lower end. and is formed sectional view on Specification of Letters Patent.

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intermediate its end with the off set portion 9 which provides a chamber in which the key head of the hook which will be more fully hereinafter described is held. A suitable lateral opening 10 is formed in the offset portion and the body is provided with a transverse slot 12 which communicates with the interior of the chamber and is arranged to accommodate the shank of the hook which will be more fully hereinafter described. Formed in each end of the body are the apertures 13 for the reception of the threaded ends of the bolts 3. Formed at the lower rearmost corner of the body 8 is the hook 14 which forms a keeper for the ring 15 by means of which the neck yoke is connected to the h ames. The lower end of the hook 14: lies flush with the inner face of the body 8 so as to engage the surface of the hame when the same is in place. 7

The hook which cooperates with the keeper is designated. generally by the numeral 16 and comprises the shank or stem 17 which is formed at one end with the key head 18 which is circular in cross section to form a barrel which is rotatably mounted in the chamber formed by the offset portion 9. The end of the shank 17 opposite the head 18 is provided with the upwardly and rearwardly bent portion 19 which tapers toward its rear end and is formed with the extension 20 which provides a keeper for the trace loop or connector when the same is in place. It will be apparent from the foregoing that in use the hame is first provided with the openings 2 and the bolts 3 then passed therethrough. The plate or body 8 is then slipped in position over the threaded ends of the bolts so that said threaded ends extend through the openings 13 formed in the plate and the hook 16 is then placed in such position so that the head 18 will lie beneath the offset portion 9 and the shank 17 will extend out through the opening 12 of the plate 8. In this position, it will be apparent that the head 18 of the hook will be completely covered and the outward movement of the hook will be limited according to the size of the opening 10. The ring 15 is placed beneath the hook l l at the time the device is being put in position and it will be evident that a hame and trace connector is provided which may readily be removed and parts thereof be replaced in case of breakage or wear.

While in the foregoing there has been its rear side spaced from shown and described the preferred embodiment of this invention, it is to be understood that such changes may be made in the com- 7 a flat keeper plate adapted to be reniovably secured to: the outerside of the, hame and provided witlra slot-extending through its 1 -ear;edge, a hollow semi-cylindrical projec; tion formed on and extending outwardly fromthe outer side of the plate and having the rear edge of the-plate,saiclprojection having in its rear wall, an opening registering with the slot in the platea head journaled in the projection,

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and a hook having front end to the head, said shank normally occupying said slot, with its upper and lower edges in engagement with the upper and lower walls of said slot which are of suflicient height to form stops to prevent downward strain upon the hook from being placed upon the head and the connection between the head and shank when in use, and

said opening permitting the hook shank to be swung outwardly with relation to the hame.

In testimony whereof I aliix in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE F. CASHELL.

my signature Witnesses MAURICE T. ClssnL, S. WETHERALL.

addressing the Commissioner of Patents.

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